(07-17-2022 06:28 PM)Milwaukee Wrote:  

(07-05-2022 03:18 PM)Rob3338 Wrote:  There have been discussions about four Pac-12 schools leaving the conference for the Big 12.

With USC and UCLA bolting for the Big Ten in two years, potentially four other Pac-12 schools could be heading to the Big 12.

We should be gearing up for two mega conferences (Big Ten and SEC), as well as maybe a third…

Pac-12 implosion could result in four conference members joining the Big 12

Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado and Utah would be solid additions to an expanding Big 12 league.

It is coming

That may happen, but even if it does, the PAC could move forward as a power conference.

PAC-12 Legacy Division:
Washington
Oregon
Washington St.
Oregon St.
Stanford
Cal-Berkeley

PAC-12 New Division:
San Diego St. (replacement for USC)
Boise St. (replacement for UCLA)
Utah St. (replacement for Utah)
Colorado St. (replacement for Colorado)
Fresno St. (replacement for Arizona)
Hawaii FB / Gonzaga BB (replacement for Arizona St.)

Such a reconstituted PAC-12 would probably generate 33% less broadcasting revenue, and it would probably drop down in the rankings to some extent, but it would maintain its status as an "A5" conference, and would continue to be regarded as a (second-tier) power conference.

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